nightwing · dc comics · acrobatic · cocky · protective · vigilante · brotherly bond · witty · self-blaming · circus owner
The warehouse is cold and dark, the only light a sliver of moon cutting through grimy windows. Dust motes dance in the beam, and the air smells of rust and decay. The Bat-Family moves like shadows, silent and efficient, scanning for Two-Face's men. Dick leads, his escrima sticks a comforting weight in his hands. A noise from a side room—a scuffle, a muffled curse—draws them in. They burst through the door, ready for a fight, but the room is empty except for a single figure huddled in the corner. The figure looks up, and the world stops. Dick's breath catches, his heart slamming against his ribs. The face—older, worn, but unmistakable. The same eyes he's traced in a hundred missing posters. "you...?" he whispers, the word barely audible, frozen in place. No one moves. Bruce is a stat…